First Serve …
•    The Washburn men's tennis team reached the No. 3 seed in the MIAA Tournament, and will take on the No. 2-seeded Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Tuesday at 8 a.m. The winner of that semifinal matchup will go on to face the winner of the Southwest Baptist-Northwest Missouri match.
•     The Lopers are 15-4 on the year, 4-1 in the MIAA.
•      The Ichabods will try to build upon the 14-9 series lead they currently possess over the Lopers. The Lopers won their matchup from earlier this season, 7-2.

 Week in Review …
•      The Ichabods capped off their regular season with a pair of victories over Rockhurst and William Woods.
•    Each victory was a sound 7-2 decision, where two singles players and two doubles teams going undefeated for the week.
•     The No. 1 doubles team of Alejandro Valarezo and Blake Hunter won their 27th and 28th matches of the season, while the No. 3 team of Chase Brill and Paul Haase improved to 20-4 on the year.
•    In singles, Valarezo moved to 27-7 overall on the year, while freshman Bradley Eidenmueller jumped up to second on the team in victories with 19.

 Nationally Ranked Ichabods …
•    As a team, the Ichabods find themselves ranked No. 37 in the nation.
•    After a historic fall, Valarezo is ranked No. 23 in the nation in singles. Freshman Raul-Alin Dicu also appears in the rankings for the third consecutive week at No. 69.
•  The Ichabods also have the team of Valarezo and Blake Hunter ranked No. 3 in the country in doubles.

 Regional Rankings Abound …
•    The Ichabods are ranked No. 3 in the Central region.
•      Four Ichabods make the regional rankings in singles play, including Valarezo at No. 1.
•    Joining Valarezo is Blake Hunter at No. 12, freshman Bradley Eidenmueller at No. 15, and sophomore Paul Haase at No. 17.
•    The Valarezo/Hunter team also tops the doubles regional rankings.

 History Made in the Fall …
•  Valarezo made history as the first Ichabod to win the ITA Regional Singles and Doubles Tournaments.
•    The four Ichabods in the top 20 regional singles rankings each made the round of 16 in the ITA Regional Singles Tournament.
•    In fall tournament play, the Ichabods swept the doubles portion of the Wheatstate Fall Classic.
•    Sophomore Chase Brill also won the C-singles bracket at the same tournament.

 New Faces …
•      Entering the second-to-last week of the regular season, freshmen Bradley Eidenmueller and Raul-Alin Dicu have both made big impacts. Dicu is 10-4 in duals play, while Eidenmueller sits at 11-4. They have also seen success in limited action as a doubles team, going 4-1 in duals play.
•    Former Ichabod Matt Barlow is in his first season as an assistant coach. Barlow is a two-time team MVP and has made multiple All-MIAA honors.

 Moving up the Career Ranks …
•    Blake Hunter is the all-time leader in men's doubles victories in Washburn history with 89 and counting.
•    Valarezo has also moved his way into the top 10 in doubles victories over the fall, climbing up to third all-time.
•    In singles action, Blake Hunter sits in a tie for second place in all-time victories with 72, while Valarezo has moved into fourth place with 68 wins.